I was visiting with a museum colleague who had recently moved to Santa Fe, New Mexico from the Midwest. He said he was thrown by the environmental conditions that he now must deal with managing collections in an arid environment. He said that his training on museum...
What does it take to plan and execute successful traveling museum exhibits? From making sure an object requested fits the story the exhibit is trying to tell, to ensuring it arrives safely at its destination with all its paperwork in order, traveling collections are...
Just like museums and galleries, archives and libraries must pay close attention to the temperature and humidity conditions in their spaces. It would be tempting to think or expect that archive collections are not as materially diverse as ethnographic museum...
Environmental monitoring is a key aspect of preventive conservation for heritage collections. It involves measuring and recording environmental parameters, such as temperature, relative humidity, light, and pollutants, that can affect the longevity of cultural...
Technology in libraries is not a new phenomenon. Libraries are always experimenting with and adopting new technologies for the benefit of their patrons. From installing electric lights in the 19th century all the way through providing microfiche machines, to computer...
